Help Changing CSC for 950F used in Canada

[Blueball75]

Hi guys,

Need some help. I bought my Note 8 online(SM-N950FZKDXSG). Didn't realize it was coming from UAE.
In my Service provider SW vr. I see XSG/XSG/XSG but in Phone INFO i see Firm CSC is XEF, Active CSC is XSG and CSC country is UAE.
I'm with Koodo Mobile in Canada (KDO) and want OTA updates and WiFi calling, etc. How do I change to KDO?
It seems like all canada models are 950W and so is the firmware I need? SamFirm doesn't have the 950F and KDO together.

A little help please and thanks

 

[stonedpsycho]

Hi guys,

Need some help. I bought my Note 8 online(SM-N950FZKDXSG). Didn't realize it was coming from UAE.
In my Service provider SW vr. I see XSG/XSG/XSG but in Phone INFO i see Firm CSC is XEF, Active CSC is XSG and CSC country is UAE.
I'm with Koodo Mobile in Canada (KDO) and want OTA updates and WiFi calling, etc. How do I change to KDO?
It seems like all canada models are 950W and so is the firmware I need? SamFirm doesn't have the 950F and KDO together.

A little help please and thanks

I stand to be corrected but I believe the Canadian note 8 uses the Snapdragon processor, while UAE uses Exynos, so you can't flash the filmware you want unfortunately, it would probably just brick the phone.

 

[Blueball75]

So I can't change the CSC to recieve OTA updates from Koodo or its parent company Telus?
Another interesting thing is for a brief time I was using LTE but I lost that for some reason about a year ago.

 

[BluePhnx]

So I can't change the CSC to recieve OTA updates from Koodo or its parent company Telus?
Another interesting thing is for a brief time I was using LTE but I lost that for some reason about a year ago.

Sorry you can not get any Canadian OTA from Canadian Carriers but you should get OTA from Samsung itself for XSG. If not you can always download N950F firmware for XSG with samfirm.exe and use odin to flash phone.

I have and used N950F CSC: XEU with Fido and Virgin and I have 4+/LTE just fine with the default CSC XEU. Also I get OTA updates. You might want to check/change your sim card or check APN settings if you lost LTE or might want to switch sim slots if your phone is a duel sim phone. Also might call Koodo to see if they didn't cut lte off on there end. I would change sim card for a newer one if your sim card is an old one.

If you have a friend on another network or same network maybe you can try their's sim on your phone.

Last resort is to BACKUP your phone and do a factory reset.

Good Luck!

 

[stonedpsycho]

So I can't change the CSC to recieve OTA updates from Koodo or its parent company Telus?
Another interesting thing is for a brief time I was using LTE but I lost that for some reason about a year ago.

I'm not at all sure about the CSC. I don't want to give you the wrong information. I thought the CSC changed by inserting a sim anyway...

As for losing LTE, maybe have a look at the APN settings and see if it is correct for your network.

Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will comment for you.

 

[ubejd]

Hi guys,

Need some help. I bought my Note 8 online(SM-N950FZKDXSG). Didn't realize it was coming from UAE.
In my Service provider SW vr. I see XSG/XSG/XSG but in Phone INFO i see Firm CSC is XEF, Active CSC is XSG and CSC country is UAE.
I'm with Koodo Mobile in Canada (KDO) and want OTA updates and WiFi calling, etc. How do I change to KDO?
It seems like all canada models are 950W and so is the firmware I need? SamFirm doesn't have the 950F and KDO together.

A little help please and thanks

you could change to your country but you have to root your phone.